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Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday at IndyCar race through Washington

IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix zoomed through the National Mall, past the US Capitol, down historic Pennsylvania Avenue, and around the National Archives, in the marquee event on Sunday afternoon.

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Drivers take part in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar Series race in Washington, DC, US, August 23, 2026.
The New York State Capitol is seen on August 11, 2021 in Albany, New York; Illustrative.

ISIS-linked female suspect arrested in plot to blow up New York State Capitol

Bowie was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), ISIS.

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A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

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A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

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Man drives into barricade near US Capitol, shoots himself

The background of the incident was unclear, although police say it does not appear members of Congress were the target.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A blue car is seen after ramming a police barricade outside the US Capitol building in an incident that reportedly resulted in the death of one Capitol police officer, the injury of another officer and the death of the driver as a result of police gunfire on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection hearing: 4 key takeaways from day 6

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony focused on what Mark Meadows and Donald Trump knew about the attack in the days before and on Jan. 6, informed by her close working proximity to both men.

JUNE 29, 2022ByREUTERS
FORMER US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando on Saturday.

Immediate evacuations ordered at US Capitol, police say 'no threat'

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Congress will investigate what went wrong in Wednesday's security scare, which turned out to be a military aircraft dropping parachutists into a baseball game.

APRIL 21, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

Trump stated that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated "so unfairly."

JANUARY 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Rep. Boebert asks Jews visiting Capitol if they're doing ‘reconnaissance’

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert said she asked Jews if they were doing "reconnaissance" as a joke.

JANUARY 21, 2022ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
US Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Voices from the Arab press: Is American democracy doomed to fail?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

It's time to choose, Biden tells Republicans in fiery voting rights speech

"Not a single Republican has displayed the courage to stand up to a defeated president to protect America's right to vote," Biden said. "Not one."

JANUARY 12, 2022ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House, last Tuesday.

A year from Capitol insurrection, US democracy is being tested - opinion

The violent insurrection sparked by the twice-impeached former president continues to poison the nation with division, lies and threats.

JANUARY 5, 2022ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US SENATE MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

JANUARY 5, 2022ByHERB KEINON
A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

The US Capitol insurrection was 2021's event of the year

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The world was shown that American democracy has not been this ill since the Civil War.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
PRO-TRUMP PROTESTERS storm the Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6 during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by Congress.